Liza Gershman Featured at Sonoma Valley Authors Festival

Award-winning author, photographer, and creative director Liza Gershman is featured at the 2026 Sonoma Valley Authors Festival, where she is sharing insights from her newest book, Farm + Market: Healdsburg. The book celebrates Sonoma County's vibrant agricultural community and highlights the farmers, chefs, and local organizations that make Healdsburg one of America's most celebrated food destinations.

A fifth-generation Californian and the author of 19 books, Gershman has built a distinguished career documenting food, culture, and travel around the world. Her work has received international recognition, including a Gourmand World Cookbook Award, and has been featured by major media outlets such as CBS, NPR, and Travel + Leisure.

In Farm + Market: Healdsburg, Gershman turns her focus to the people who sustain Sonoma County's rich culinary heritage. Through stunning photography and engaging storytelling, the book offers readers a journey through local farms, farmers markets, vineyards, and restaurants. It serves as both a visual celebration and a historical record of the region's agricultural roots.

The Sonoma Valley Authors Festival provides an ideal setting for Gersman to discuss the inspiration behind the book and the importance of supporting local agriculture. Her work captures the connection between the land, the people who cultivate it, and the community that benefits from it.

For readers who love food, farming, and Sonoma County, Farm + Market: Healdsburg offers a compelling look at the people and places that continue to shape one of California's most distinctive agricultural regions.